Analyzing the Components and Approaches of the Regulatory Function in the Digital Economy Governance
Subject Areas : Policy-making and implementation of sustainable development in all areas
Azam Sadat Mortazavi
1
,
Anita Hadizadeh
2
,
Hassan Yeganeh
3
1 - ICT Research Institute
2 - ICT Research Institute
3 -
Keywords: Governance, Regulatory Approaches, Regulatory Components, Digital economy, Thematic analysis.,
Abstract :
Given the vastness of the digital economy ecosystem and the need to create and develop it in a balanced way, the mission of the regulatory institutions is very important to establish balance and equilibrium in the digital economy and its governance. In this regard, identifying and analyzing the regulatory components and approaches as one of the main functions of digital economy governance is important, and it is necessary to examine the upstream documents to take into account the requirements and merits of the country's laws and regulations. Thus, the purpose of this qualitative research is to identify regulatory components and propose regulatory approaches for digital economy governance using the thematic analysis method. In this study, upstream documents were selected using the documentary method with a theoretical selection approach. Then, using the thematic analysis method and mapping to the main elements of the digital economy; primary, organizing, and all-encompassing themes were identified. Finally, the initial regulatory approaches for digital economy governance were proposed and compiled through the Delphi method and the opinions of regulatory and digital economy experts. The results of this research show the need for special attention to regulatory components including management and governance infrastructure, communication and information infrastructure, partnership and cooperation and international relations, security infrastructure, government digital services, digital platforms, basic hosting services, digital network services, data and content, application services, digitalization deployment mechanisms, and human resource empowerment
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